Tracy Wang

Tracy Wang

Tracy Wang was the deputy managing editor of CoinDesk's finance and deals team, based in New York City. She has reported on a wide range of topics in crypto, including decentralized finance, venture capital, exchanges and market-makers, DAOs and NFTs. Previously, she worked in traditional finance ("tradfi") as a hedge funds analyst at an asset management firm. She owns BTC, ETH, MINA, ENS, and some NFTs. Tracy won the 2022 George Polk award in Financial Reporting for coverage that led to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Yale College.

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Mika Honkasalo, founder of Access Protocol (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
Access Protocol’s ACS Token Rallies After Web3 Paywall’s Public Airdrop
The early airdrops accounted for just 2% of the token’s initial allocation, according to a version of the pitch deck viewed by CoinDesk.
Mika Honkasalo, founder of Access Protocol (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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Blockchain Scaling Project Sovereign Labs Raises $7.4M in Seed Round
The fundraise was led by Haun Ventures and included Maven 11, 1KX, Robot Ventures and Plaintext Capital.
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Tyler (left) and Cameron Winklevoss (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Gemini Terminates Its Crypto Yield Product, Amping Up Battle With Genesis
The move, which Gemini says requires Genesis to return all locked-up assets, sunsets the exchange's nearly two-year-old Gemini Earn program.
Tyler (left) and Cameron Winklevoss (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The Winklevoss twins at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 (Getty Images)
Gemini's Cameron Winklevoss Calls for Barry Silbert's Ouster From Crypto Conglomerate DCG
Winklevoss, on behalf of Gemini, called for Silbert's removal for his involvement in the disagreement between Genesis and its creditors.
The Winklevoss twins at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 (Getty Images)
(Genesis Trading, Modified by CoinDesk)
Crypto Lender Genesis Lays Off 30% More of Its Staff
The job cuts come a day after the company said it would be “reducing costs and driving efficiencies” amid a challenging environment for crypto companies.
(Genesis Trading, Modified by CoinDesk)
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Consensus C22 (CoinDesk)
FTX’s Bankman-Fried Gave Ex-Jane Street Traders Who Formed Modulo Capital $400M
Founded in early 2022, Modulo operated out of the same luxury Bahamian condominium community where Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX employees lived.
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks at Consensus C22 (CoinDesk)
Kanav Kariya (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)
Betting on a Decentralized, Cross-Chain Crypto Future
The 26-year-old president of Jump Crypto heads a DeFi juggernaut that’s building key infrastructure and cross-chain bridges, and investing in layer1 blockchains. For running o...
Kanav Kariya (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)
"the sun still rises" (Yosnier/CoinDesk)
Still the Face of Crypto
The 30-year-old CEO of FTX shocked the world when his $40 billion crypto empire collapsed last month, with billions in customer assets still unaccounted. That's why Sam Bankma...
"the sun still rises" (Yosnier/CoinDesk)
Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried: 'I Didn’t Knowingly Commingle Funds'
In a highly anticipated interview at Wednesday’s DealBook Summit, Sam Bankman-Fried expressed regret over his exchange's collapse, but clung to the narrative that it was a bet...
Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with Mark Zuckerberg during the New York Times DealBook Summit. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Still 'Long-Term Optimistic' on Metaverse
“The skepticism doesn’t bother me that much,” the CEO of Facebook's parent company said at the DealBook Summit on Wednesday.
Andrew Ross Sorkin speaks with Mark Zuckerberg during the New York Times DealBook Summit. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)